New Perspectives on the Cultural Revolution / / Edited by William A. Joseph, Christine P.W. Wong, David Zweig.

• Superior document: Harvard Contemporary China Series ; 8
• TeilnehmendeR: Joseph, William A.,; Wong, Christine P.W.,; Zweig, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 1991.; Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1991.
• Year of Publication: 1991
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series ; 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• ISBN: 1684171148
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Edited by William A. Joseph, Christine P.W. Wong, David Zweig.

Since the Cultural Revolution, data have been uncovered to illuminate that tumultuous decade. In this volume 13 scholars examine the gap between the ideology of the Revolution and the harsh and contradictory reality of its outcome. They focus particularly on the violence, coercion, and constant tension between the need for centralization to enforce policies and the need for decentralizing decision-making if those goals were to be achieved.